Entries from December 18th, 2009

Latona Winter Beer Series Kicks Off Mon December 21st With Big Time

December 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Beer Releases, Events, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries

Stop by the Latona Pub on Monday evening for the first of four Brewers Nights for the Latona Winter Beer Series. Big Time, Elysian, Rogue, and Pike will be the four featured breweries for the series, and each brewery will craft a special beer just for the occasion. Big Time will bring a black IPA […]

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Beveridge Place Pub Rare Bottle Sale List

December 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Events

Holy jebus. Here is some more information from Beveridge Place Pub on their upcoming Specialty Bottle Sale this Sunday. I’ll be out camping this weekend (yeah, we’re stupid), but I may have to hurry back for this on Sunday. I’m not sure how many they will have of each, but I wouldn’t be surprised if […]

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Blue Moon Grand Cru – Worth the $11 Price Tag?

December 17th, 2009 · 20 Comments · Beer Releases

Is the new Grand Cru release from Blue Moon worth our hard-earned $11? It is very easy to be biased vs. the “big boy” beer companies (Blue Moon is a MillerCoors product, for those not aware), but if the beer is good, well, then it’s good. I try not to be biased, but it’s tough.  If this is […]

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2010 Belgianfest Comes to Georgetown!

December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Beer & Food, Events, Washington Breweries

While my other Seattle blogging friends have already mentioned this, I haven’t for some reason. But, I am most definitely looking forward to the new event. Once again, the Washington Beer Commission has put together a press release that covers everything. Thanks to the WBC team for putting all of this info together. The Washington […]

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Bon Appétit’s Top Ten “Artisanal” Canned Beers

December 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Beer Reviews, California Beer, Oregon Breweries

Cheers to Heather John and Bon Appétit magazine for putting together a well thought out list of their top ten craft beers available in cans. I believe only four of them are available in Seattle, but from what I’ve had of the others they are very worthy. I love it when national publications do their research […]

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Reasons to Drink This Week: Double Mountain, Pyramid, Pike, Black Raven, Fish, & Snoqualmie

December 15th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Events, Oregon Breweries, Washington Breweries

  Double Mountain Brewers Night at Naked City: Tuesday, December 15 Come on down to Naked City from 6pm to 9pm for the first officially sanctioned Double Mountain event in the Puget Sound area. Co-owners Matt & Charlie will be on hand with a murderer’s row of fine beers for you to check out, along […]

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Beveridge Place Pubmail

December 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Events

Beveridge Place Pub has some interesting events coming up this month that I want to make sure you know about. The bottle sale on this Sunday from 1-5pm sounds like a great opportunity to get the beer geek in your life a nice Christmas gift (HINT HINT, Jeanne!). THU DEC 17, 7PM PUGET SOUNDKEEPERS ALLIANCE […]

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Get Out and Drink

December 11th, 2009 · 4 Comments · General Beer News

If you’re thinking about heading out for some beers this weekend, here are a few things on tap around town that might grab your interest: Naked City Brewery & Taphouse – In addition to four of their own beers on tap, there are plenty of other interesting guest tap options. Firestone Walker Reserve is a […]

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Hair of the Dog Dominates Big Wood Audience Awards

December 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · California Beer, Events, Oregon Breweries

Here are the Brouwer’s Big Wood Festival Audience Award winners from Ian over at Brouwer’s: 1. Hair of the Dog Bourbon Fred from the Wood 2. (Tie) Hair of the Dog Matt & Port Brewing Older Viscosity 3. Hair of the Dog Bob Congratulations Alan and thanks for all of the amazing beers! If you were […]

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Pike Brewing Beer Dinner at Art of the Table Tonight

December 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Beer & Food, Washington Breweries

If you still have yet to attend a beer dinner at Art of the Table, you have another chance tonight. Chef Dustin Ronspies always creates some amazing dishes that pair well with the beers being served. Tonight, it will be the food-friendly beers of Pike. You’ll get six courses and seven beers for $75 (plus tax […]

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